Xander is GM at Rhino, working day to day with operators across Europe on turning utility data into reporting that holds up and costs that come down. He writes about ESG compliance, energy legislation, and cost reduction for commercial real estate, from the front line of what actually works.
ESG & Compliance
Energy ManagementA main meter tells you what a whole building used. Submetering tells you who used it, where, and when. That shift, from one number to many, is what makes fair billing, cost control, and compliance possible. Here are five benefits for commercial real estate.
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ESG & ComplianceMetered utility data earns a specific set of BREEAM credits in Energy, Water and Management, and it can't earn the fixture and design credits. Here is exactly where it fits, for In-Use V6 and New Construction V7.
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ESG & ComplianceEnergy is the highest-weighted BREEAM category and where metered data does the most. The submetering, operational and reporting credits it earns, in In-Use V6 and New Construction V7.
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ESG & ComplianceIn BREEAM's water category, metered data earns monitoring and consumption credits and evidences leak detection, but not the fixture credits. Here is the line, for In-Use V6 and New Construction V7.
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ESG & ComplianceBREEAM management credits reward policies and engagement. Utility data is the proof: targets you can track, tenant data you can share, performance you can evidence.
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Energy ManagementAI is in every building energy pitch, but it only works on data you can trust. Here's why the data feed, not the AI, decides whether it saves money, and why Rhino is the feed.
5 min read
ESG & ComplianceThe year 2026 is poised to redefine ESG trends in real estate as commercial property owners and investors worldwide double down on sustainability. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors have moved from niche considerations to central drivers of value and compliance in the real estate in
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ESG & ComplianceThe EPBD recast (Directive (EU) 2024/1275) reshapes renovation, energy labels and reporting for commercial real estate. What it requires, the deadlines, and why it starts with accurate utility data.
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Industry InsightsAt Provada, Rhino's Xander van Baarsen joined Chainels and Contrast Living on the De Steen podcast to talk about where building operations is heading: more service with fewer people, and why good data is the foundation underneath all of it.
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Tips & TricksA commercial energy bill can be checked, and it can be wrong. Here is how to verify consumption, capacity charges, and estimated reads with your own interval data, and challenge what does not add up.
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Energy ManagementAdd up every submeter in a commercial building and the total rarely matches the main meter. That gap is the unmetered residual: energy you pay for but cannot explain. Here is how to find it and close it.
3 min readConnect your existing meters and see what your portfolio is actually consuming, updated every 15 minutes.
